Spring Weather in Tuvalu Tuvalu

Daily high temperatures are around 88°F, rarely falling below 85°F or exceeding 90°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 88°F on November 14.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 78°F or exceeding 82°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 80°F on September 21.

For reference, on November 13, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Tuvalu typically range from 80°F to 88°F, while on February 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 80°F to 87°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average spring temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The spring in Tuvalu experiences very rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 84%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 60% on September 1.

The clearest day of the spring is September 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 41% of the time.

For reference, on December 18, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 87%, while on September 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 41%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Tuvalu, the chance of a wet day over the course of the spring is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 45% and ending it at 60%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 66% on February 4, and its lowest chance is 40% on April 22.

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the spring in Tuvalu is very rapidly increasing, starting the season at 4.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 9.0 inches or falls below 1.1 inches, and ending the season at 8.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.7 inches or falls below 3.3 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 4.6 inches on September 3.

Over the course of the spring in Tuvalu, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 38 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 25 seconds, and weekly increase of 2 minutes, 57 seconds.

The shortest day of the spring is September 1, with 11 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is November 30, with 12 hours, 35 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the spring in Tuvalu is 6:05 AM on September 1 and the earliest sunrise is 32 minutes earlier at 5:32 AM on November 16.

The earliest sunset is 5:57 PM on October 14 and the latest sunset is 12 minutes later at 6:09 PM on November 30.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Tuvalu during 2024.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:42 AM and sets 12 hours, 37 minutes later, at 6:20 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:16 AM and sets 11 hours, 38 minutes later, at 5:53 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the spring of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Tuvalu is essentially constant during the spring, remaining around 100% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Tuvalu is very rapidly decreasing during the spring, decreasing from 13.6 miles per hour to 9.4 miles per hour over the course of the season.

For reference, on July 19, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 14.0 miles per hour, while on November 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.4 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during the spring is 9.4 miles per hour on November 19.

The hourly average wind direction in Tuvalu throughout the spring is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 90% on September 1.

Tuvalu is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Tuvalu is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 1°F of 85°F throughout.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Tuvalu are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Tuvalu are very rapidly increasing during the spring, increasing by 2,983°F, from 2,032°F to 5,015°F, over the course of the season.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Tuvalu is essentially constant during the spring, remaining within 0.3 kWh of 5.5 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the spring is 5.8 kWh on September 17.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Tuvalu are -8.517 deg latitude, 179.145 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Tuvalu is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Tuvalu is covered by water (100%), within 10 miles by water (100%), and within 50 miles by water (100%).